SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 14, 2021) Airman Asya Fulton, from Winchester, Virginia, assigned to the �Diamondbacks� of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 conducts pre-flight checks on an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)